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pleadings

Legal Definition of pleadings

Noun

  1. That part of a party's case in which he or she formally sets out the facts and legal arguments which support that party's position. Pleadings can be in writing or they can be made verbally to a court, during the trial.
  2. Plural form of pleading.

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